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Although in the seeming absence of leadership, political order and law, life has become somewhat uncertain, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short, the denouement of the Kankara abduction incident, however, leaves so much to be grateful for, writes Louis Achi According to the quaint English philosopher-historian, Thomas Hobbes, in a “state of nature”, human life would be “solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short”. In the absence of political order and law, everyone would have unlimited natural freedoms, including the “right to all things” and thus the freedom to plunder, rape an...

Office of the Spokesperson The below is attributable to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Cale Brown: As part of the United States’ ongoing and high-level engagement with the leaders and people of Burma, Deputy Secretary of State Stephen R. Biegun spoke with Union Minister for International Cooperation Kyaw Tin of Burma to express support for the country’s ongoing democratic transition and the advancement of peace and national reconciliation, respect for human rights, and inclusive economic development. Deputy Secretary Biegun and Minister Kyaw Tin also discussed efforts to addre...

Iyobosa Uwugiaren, Omololu Ogunmade, Kigsley Iweze and Udora Orizu in Abuja, Francis Sardauna in Katsina President Muhammadu Buhari was upbeat yesterday when he met with the returnee Kankara boys at the Government House, Katsina, and reiterated his determination to provide security for all in Nigeria. The schoolboys were abducted when gunmen stormed their school, Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, on December 11. The president, who spoke in Hausa, was excted by the rescue of the schoolboys within six days and congratulated the children for their safe return. He stres...

Pompeo seeks to soothe Turkey after US sanctions 411 assured his Turkish counterpart that American sanctions imposed on Ankara for its acquisition of a Russian missile defense system were not intended to weaken the country’s military capabilities. Pompeo spoke this week with Mevlut Cavusoglu and “stressed that the goal of the sanctions is to prevent Russia from receiving substantial revenue, access, and influence,” State Department spokesperson Cale Brown said Thursday. the military capabilities or combat readiness of Turkey or any other US Ally or partner,” Brown said in a statement....

Daily Post Nigeria Published Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. The Katsina State Government has confirmed the rescue of the abducted students of Government Science Secondary School in Kankara area of the State. President Muhammadu Buhari’s Personal Assistant on New Media, Bashir Ahmad who confirmed their freedom after one week in captivity, said the schoolboys have been taken to Katsina, the State capital. 2. The United States (U.S.) on Thursday told the Nigerian government to hold those responsible for the abduction of hundreds of children from Government ...